Safety support for end brake beams



Jan. 29, 1935. c. L. ORR

SAFETY SUPPORT FOR END BRAKE BEAMS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 19, 1930 I gnwntoz C. L. Orr,

ark M138 Jan. 29, 1935. c. ORR 1,989,333

SAFETY SUPPORT FOR END BRAKE BEAMS Filed April 19, 1950 2 Sheets-$heet 2' C.L.Orr,

Patented Jan. 29, 1935 1,989,333

I OFFIGIE I it s nt 7 Claude I L. Columbus, Qhio', as signor to The Buckeye Steel Castings Company, Columbus, Ohio 7 invention -.r.elates.-to.. improvements in and more particularly pointed out in theap brake beam safety supports for use ".w ithpar pendedelaim. trucks. and more especially tchnovel means. for Referring: to the drawings, supporting thebrakezbeamsatthe -end's.:of a sFig; 1: is a top plan view of a portion of one truck employing; c1asp*.type brakes. formof a six-wheeltruck, towhich the invention 5 fClasp. brakes (two brakeshoes periwheel), is applied. a a

areqcommonly. .used fon;highl.capacity.,cars.and Fig. '2 is a sideelevation of the same. locomotive -tenders- -employing six-wheel trucks, :wFig. 3 i's an enlargedplan view of aportion and in additionto; the intermediate brakebeams, of zkthe truck" and the improved safety support lo. there are.-usually,brake.beams-ateach end of the with-certain parts-omitted to facilitate disclotruckcalled fiend. brake. beamstwhich. space. .the sure' of the invention.

brake.heads;and-shoes,-; and are positioned trans- :F'ig. 4 is a side elevation of the same.

versely to the tracks. While the invention willbe-disclosed-in con- These end brake beams are ordinarily secured nection with a sixwheel truck, it is-to be-underis, to the-brakeheads; which in turn are hung from stood-that itmay' also' be :used-withfour-wheel l5 the end brake hanger brackets by means of brake trucks. hangers. When no other means of support, in In the drawings, 1 and 2 are the end members addition to the brake hanger is provided for of the side frame, each of which is constructed the end brake beam, the failure of abrake hanger to be attached to a journal box 3, for the end will allow the beam to drop to the track, and axles 4 on which the end wheels 5 are mounted. 20 if the beam is on the front end of the truck, the Each end member is provided with a bolster possibility of its getting under the wheels and opening6in which the springs'lare arranged that derailing the truck, is considerable. support the cross or transverse bolsters 8, on The danger of a brake beam dropping to the which the main or longitudinal bolster 9 is track and causing derailmenuis, of course, not mounted. 25

restricted to any particular beams of a truck. The end members 1 and 2 have arms 10 which Intermediate beams are just as likely to cause project toward one another and overlap, as best trouble as the end beams. However, there is shown in Fi a d h ds f th s s are usually no difliculty in taking care of the interpivotally co d a 11 t0 the pp y eXtendmediate beams, as it is only necessary to fasten in arms 12 Of a Central q a n member 13 30 to the bolster systems, suitable straps or carriers whi is P V d W a journal 100K 14 for t e which function as safety supports in case of a axle of t al W s 5- broken brake beam hanger. On the other hand, It is essential in a truck of this character, to generally there is very little truck construction distribute the d as a y as possible q y fore and aft of the wheels of a four-wheel truck, p the several journals, d to do this, it i 35 or fore and aft of the end pairs of wheels of a sixnecessary that the distance from e center line wheel truck, to which safety supports for the end t e Springs 7 carryin the bolsters t0 the beams can be attached, bearing ends or pivot points 11 of each end mem- One of the salient objects of the present inh 1 and 2, be twice s long a the d sta f m 40 vention is to provide safety supports for th the center line of the springs to the center of the 40 end brake beams, which may be s d t th axle box 3. With such construction, it will be ends of the side frame of the truck. seen that, with the end arms 10 of the end mem- Another object is to provide the ends of a truck hers 1 and 2 s0 propertioined, the longer s side frame with extension brackets which may w i h ar on t t al member ,W 1 mpart project inwardly beyond the inner surfaces of to the axle of the latter, half as much of the load 45 the wheels and carry suitable safety supports as will be borne y h d a In ether for the end brake beams in such position that words, each end axle will bear two-thirds of the they will not interfere with the arrangement or load falling on the side frame member to which it movement of the usual brake supports or operis connected, and each end member will transmit ating mechanism. one-third of the load on to the axle of the center 50 With the foregoing objects outlined and with member. other objects in view which will appear as the Of course, the end members 1 and 2 are free description proceeds, the invention consists in to turn or rock on the end journals 3, and the the novel features hereinafter described in decentral member 13 is free to rock on the central tail, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, journal 14,.and the pivotal connections between 55 the structure.

In accordance with my invention, each of the end members has a short arm 16 which extends inwardly, as shown in Fig. 1, so that its end is in alignment with the plane of v the wheel, and to this end, is pivotally connected, as shown at 17,

the usual end brake hanger 18. This suspended. hanger is pivotally connected at-19 to a brake head 20, and corresponding heads at the opposite sides of the truck are joined by the conventional end brake beam 21, which is actuated by suitable operating mechanism that need not be described as it forms no part of the present invention.

For the purpose of providing safety supports for the end brake beams in case of breakage of a hanger 18 without changing the arrangement of any of the parts of the truck, I equip each of the arms 16 with an inwardly extending horizontal bracket 22, secured to the arms by any suitable means, such as rivets 23, and provided at its inner end with a stirrup 24, formed by a rigid metal strap of suitable thickness, which is extended down and beneath the end brake beam 21, and has its upper ends connected to the bracket by any suitable means such as rivets 25.

For the purpose of reinforcing the stirrup or safety support, a diagonal brace bar 26 has its ends riveted to opposite sides of the stirrup as at 27 and 28.

It will be observed that the beam 21 is normally supported above the stirrups, so as to prevent these parts from rubbing during the operation of the brake, but in case one of the hangers 18 should break, the beam will fall until it lands on the stirrup, and the latter will prevent the beam from dropping downwardlyon to the track.

Obviously, a side frame might be made with the brackets 22 integral with the ends thereof, and such a construction is within the scope of the present invention.

While I have disclosed the invention in such manner that the construction, operating and advantages thereof may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art, I am aware that various changes may be made in the details illustrated, without departing from the spirit of the invention, as expressed in the claim.

' -What I claim Patentis: I I I In a car truck having a side frame, an angular bracket rigidly attached to one end of the side frame and having an arm projecting inwardly, a transverse end brake beam arranged below said bracket, a U-shaped safety support for the beam arranged substantially parallel to said side'frame and having its ends resting on'and rigidly united with the bracket, and adiagonal brace bar ex tending across the safety support and having substantially parallel ends rigidly united with opposite sides of said support. i

CLAUDE L. ORR.

and desire to secure by Letters 

